Surface manifestation of internal tides in the deep ocean: Observations from altimetry and island gauges

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 40, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 135-162

  Ray, Richard D ^a   Mitchum, Gary T ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TIDES; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SURFACE HEIGHT; TIDE GAUGES;

EID: 0031394466     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(97)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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